Public Charity

VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS POST 494

VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS POST 494, of CRYSTAL, MN, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $1.1M in revenue, $1.1M in expenses, $1.0M in total assets. IRS filings disclose 44 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $746K.

EIN: 410763665 CRYSTAL, MN Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.1M
Total Expenses$1.1M
Total Assets$1.0M
Grants Given44
Grant Total$746K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

ENABLING THE CARE OF THE VETERAN, HIS WIDOW AND ORPHANS.

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Rarely funds new orgs 5% of recent recipients were first-time grantees (2023–2025).

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Sample Grants Given

CITY OF CRYSTAL MN
CRYSTAL, MN · 2025
CIVIC PROGRAMS
$45,000
CRYSTAL, MN · 2025
FEED NEEDY PERSONS
$11,500
Minneapolis, MN · 2025
FEED THE NEEDY
$11,500
BROOKLYN CENTER, MN · 2025
HOSPICE CARE FOR CHILDREN
$6,500
MINNEAPOLIS, MN · 2025
VETERAN CARE
$6,500

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Officers & Directors

2ND YR TRUSTEE Dave Soukup
JUDGE ADVOCATESERVICE OFFICER Don Fernstrom
1ST YR TRUSTEEOFFICER OF THE DAY Fred Crimmins
ASST QUARTERMASTER Gene Burdick
QUARTERMASTER James Richter
3RD YR TRUSTEE Jay Leamons

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$246,000 8 grants
Health & Medicine
$98,500 6 grants
Human & Social Services
$88,500 6 grants
Food Assistance & Nutrition
$53,500 3 grants
Animal Welfare
$10,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $1.1M $1.1M $1.0M
2024 $944K $912K $775K
2023 $905K $913K $762K
2022 $810K $829K $768K
2021 $953K $753K $759K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $953K to $1.1M (+13%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.0M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in MI, MN.

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